Labour's ruling National Executive Committee has bowed to pressure to allow Dan Jarvis to stand in the Sheffield City Region mayoral election while remaining Barnsley Central MP. The NEC had previously ruled that the former Paratroop Regiment officer would have to stand down from his parliamentary seat if he wanted to run.
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Some might say that in a world that is arguably defined by a complex set of global challenges you might think that the fate of a few trees in a post-industrial city in northern England is hardly worth the political equivalent of a raised eyebrow. You would be wrong.
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A group of Labour MPs has described a decision by the party's ruling body which would prevent Dan Jarvis becoming the mayor of the Sheffield City Region if he stayed in parliament as "unfair" and "undemocratic". The Barnsley Central MP won Labour's nomination to be candidate in May's mayoral election in a ballot last week.
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A group of Yorkshire's Labour MPs have backed Dan Jarvis to remain an MP if he is elected Sheffield City Region mayor. Labour's National Executive Committee recently changed party rules to prevent MPs staying in a seat if they are also elected as a mayor.
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Barnsley Central MP Dan Jarvis has said "I stand ready to serve" after he was chosen by Labour to be the party's candidate and hot favourite to be the first directly elected mayor of the Sheffield City Region. Mr Jarvis, 45, beat Sheffield city councillor Ben Curran in a two-horse race for the Labour nomination ahead of the poll on May 3. But it is now expected that he will have to choose between standing in the mayoral election and continuing as an MP after reports that the party's ruling National Executive Committee decided that candidates cannot have these dual roles.
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Oak of order! Protesters complain about heavy-handed police response during increasingly bitter tree-felling dispute as female demonstrator arrested for 'tooting' an orange plastic TRUMPET Police have been accused of arresting a tree protester on a 'trumped up' charge after they detained a woman for blowing a toy horn. Officers said they moved in after a member of the public made a complaint about the noise from the orange plastic trumpet - while workmen with industrial chainsaws chopped down trees.
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Voters should use the local elections to tell the government "enough is enough" and that they want a change in direction, Jeremy Corbyn says. Launching Labour's campaign for the May polls in English authorities, he highlighted increases of almost 6% in council tax bills across the country.
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Jeremy Corbyn is calling on voters to use upcoming local elections to tell the Government that "enough is enough" and they want a change in direction. Launching Labour's campaign for the May elections in English authorities in Manchester, Mr Corbyn will highlight increases of almost 6% in council tax bills across the country.
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Jeremy Corbyn is calling on voters to use upcoming local elections to tell the Government that "enough is enough" and they want a change in direction. Launching Labour's campaign for the May elections in English authorities in Manchester, Mr Corbyn will highlight increases of almost 6% in council tax bills across the country.
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Chainsaw gang felling one 25ft cherry tree are protected by 48 guards as huge protests meet Sheffield Council's A 2billion resurfacing plan With 28 officers, 20 security workers, perimeter fencing and a police van, it looks like the scene of a high-profile crime bust. But in fact, this is just the latest instalment of Sheffield's tree wars - and the focus of the operation is a 25ft cherry tree destined for the chop.
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Introducing a 'clean air charge', addressing skills gaps and bolstering the city region's commercial centres, should be top of the Sheffield City Region metro mayor's to-do list when they take office in May this year. This is according to new analysis published today by the think tank Centre for Cities, which sets out three policy priorities to help the new metro mayor hit the ground running from the start of their term.
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Protesters are claiming victory after contractors were prevented from working on an elm which has become one of the symbols of the long-running battle over street tree felling in Sheffield. Around 40 people with banners ringed the Chelsea Road Elm, in the Nether Edge area of the city, on Monday as a team arrived to "prune" the tree.
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CITY of York men's first team moved to within one point of North Hockey League division one leaders Lindum after another unbeaten double-header. The Minster city side first had to weather a late onslaught to secure a 4-3 win at eighth-placed Chapeltown before a 3-3 home draw with Stockton 24 hours later.
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The former soldier said he would try to remain in his post as MP for Barnsley Central if elected on 3 May. Mr Jarvis, 45, who has previously campaigned for a Yorkshire-wide devolution deal, is the third Labour party member to join the race. "Our soon-to-be-elected Sheffield City Region mayor will be key to unlocking the investment that our region needs: our transport, broadband, education and training systems are not fit for the challenges of the 21st Century.
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More than 5,000 trees have been cut down in the city as part of a council approved programme attracting a storm of criticism. A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Officers have carried out forensic tests and have spoken to a number of witnesses regarding this matter and inquiries are ongoing."
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Seven "corridors of opportunity" have been identified where the movement of people and goods across the region could be improved. This includes the route from the Port of Liverpool to the Humber ports, via Cheshire, Greater Manchester and the Sheffield City Region, and between non-carbon energy and research centres in Cumbria, north Lancashire, North Yorkshire and the North East.
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Darren Butt, account director with Amey, said: "Our first priority is to keep people safe and within the law by reminding them to stay out of the safety zones, so we can complete our work for the benefit of everyone in Sheffield." Mr Butt said the firm was acting on legal advice and had held talks with Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Police.
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A ONE Yorkshire devolution deal would be looked at by the government, but only after South Yorkshire councils agreed to implementing the Sheffield City Region deal along with an elected mayor, due to take place in May this year. Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry was answering Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis' motion in Westminster Hall this afternoon where Mr Jarvis asked that the Sheffield City Region mayoral election be postponed until 2020 while negotiations for a wider Yorkshire deal, including that for Humberside, be progressed.
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Researchers uncover history of Sheffield Castle - one of the most significant in the north of medieval England - in the vaults of a museum Castle was home to Sir John Talbot , described as one of the last knights of chivalry and immortalised by Shakespeare as the valiant Lord Talbot Archaeologists at the University of Sheffield have uncovered the forgotten history of one of northern England's most significant medieval castles. The study, led by Professor John Moreland, Professor Dawn Hadley and Dr Gareth Dean from the University of Sheffield's Department of Archaeology, in collaboration with archaeological specialists in the city, has found new evidence for the history of Sheffield Castle - in the vaults of Sheffield museum.
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